Pianist just got $150,000 richer
NewsDenmark’s Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2022 has been awarded to the French pianist and festival director Pierre-Laurent Aimard.#
It’s worth 1.000.000 Danish Kroner, or US 150,000.
That’s a lot of notes.
For Messiaen about with new music.
The citation says: ‘For the last 40 years, Pierre-Laurent Aimard has been one of the most groundbreaking and refined pianists. With his signature artistic style that encompasses sensitive sound, a strong intellect, and a sparkling expressivity, he has been pushing the boundaries within the art of the piano. And with his visionary programs where composers from different eras are brought together, he has inspired the creation of new music, new interpretations of the classics and conveyed the qualities of lesser-known music.’
Good. I think he’s a very good
Messiaen about with birds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_QF-hVp5WM